If under stress are you more likely to
suffer from cold and flu?
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-25-04 23:48pm
Yes, I feel stress can bring on cold and
flu, I also feel stress can mess up your
whole system.
Sincerely,
sandy
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Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 54
I Agree Posted: 07-27-04 04:24am
I totally agree. I also found an article
about it.....
"being stressed out may not only increase
your chances of getting sick, but it could
also hinder your immune system's ability
to fight off infection and disease. New
research shows that chronic stress can
affect how well the immune system is able
to respond to its own signals.
The study shows that constant stress
impairs the immune system's capacity to
respond to the normal hormonal cues that
signal the end of an inflammatory attack
after an infection or injury. Those
hormones, known as glucocorticoids, are
responsible for turning off the production
of compounds from the immune system that
trigger inflammation."
so there ya go!
By the way, not all stress is bad... Too
much, or long term stress is what can have
a negative effect on the body....
